Homeless in Hong Kong: soaring costs fuel housing crisis in Asian financial hub
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Cheung Muk-gun’s home is an illegal, wooden shack under a highway in one of the poorest areas of Hong Kong, where sky-high property prices and a yawning wealth gap have helped fuel a surge in homelessness.
The final straight: party leaders launch German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives open coalition talks with their Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Friday, four months after the September election that left Europe’s largest economy in an unprecedented state of politi…
Brazil court approves seizure of Lula’s passport: source
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian court has approved the seizure of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s passport, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after an appeals court upheld the corruption conviction of the left-wing hero.
Exclusive: Despite sanctions, North Korea exported coal to South and Japan via Russia-intelligence sources
PARIS/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
Offering brighter future, UK’s Davis tries to convince on EU transition
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will only replicate the “effects” of the EU’s customs union during a transition to a future relationship when the government will sign its own trade deals for the first time in 40 years, Brexit minister David Davis will say o…
Venezuelan opposition, government to meet for another round of talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Members of Venezuela’s leftist government and opposition leaders will meet next week for another round of talks in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican foreign ministry announced on Thursday.
Dutch intelligence agency spied on Russian hacking group: media
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD spied on the Russian group believed to be behind the hack of the Democratic Party ahead of U.S. elections, local media reported on Thursday.
U.S. slaps sanctions on six militants after cutting aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on six men linked to the Afghan Taliban and the related Haqqani network on Thursday, less than a month after President Donald Trump ordered big cuts in security aid to Pakistan over its failure…
Spain seeks to block Puigdemont becoming leader of Catalonia
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government took steps on Thursday to prevent the re-election of Catalonia’s sacked leader Carles Puigdemont as head of the region in a renewed effort to crack down on the independence movement.
U.S. urges Russia and Myanmar to reconsider fighter jet deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States called on Russia and Myanmar on Thursday to reconsider a reported agreement for the supply of Russian fighter planes to the Southeast Asian country.
